[VERB 动词]事与愿违;适得其反 If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
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[V on/against n]
The President's tactics could backfire...
总统的策略可能会适得其反。
It all backfired on me!
一切都与我的愿望背道而驰!
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[VERB 动词](车辆或其发动机)逆火,回火 When a motor vehicle or its engine backfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe.
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The car backfired.
车回火了。
Oxford
back·fire/ˌbækˈfaɪə(r); NAmEˌbækˈfaɪər/verb1[intransitive ]backfire(on sb) to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results 产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果◆Unfortunately the plan backfired.不幸的是,计划产生了适得其反的结果。2[intransitive ](of an engine or a vehicle 发动机或车辆)to make a sudden noise like an explosion 逆火;回火☞compare
1if a plan or action backfires, it has the opposite effect to the one you intended: The company’s new policy backfired when a number of employees threatened to quit.► see thesaurus at
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2if a car backfires, it makes a sudden loud noise because the engine is not working correctly
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[ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)]backfired, backfiring, backfires
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适得其反(76%),产生事与愿违的结果(13%),逆火(9%),后爆的巨大响声(2%)
n.逆火,回火
vi.放出逆火;预先放火;产生出乎意料及事与愿违的结果
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